worth
part of speech
adjective (worth); noun (worth)
meaning for a pupil
1) Worth tells how much money something could be sold for: «a dime is worth 10 cents». tree →
2) «Worth it» or «worth doing» means good enough to spend the time, money or effort. tree →
3) A person's worth is how valuable or important they are. tree →
4) «10 dollars' worth of» means as much as 10 dollars buys. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school maths: value in money; coins worth some cents; total = number × worth of one; «30 dollars' worth of food» is money spent. In everyday life: «Is it worth it?», «worth a try», «worth a visit», a card collection worth a lot. Phrases: «worth it», «worth a try», «worthwhile», «a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush».
examples
- A dime is worth 10 cents. tree →
- The house is worth 200,000 dollars. tree →
- How much are 5 coins worth? tree →
- She bought 30 dollars' worth of food. tree →
- The long walk was worth it for the view. tree →
- The museum is worth a visit. tree →
- It is worth checking your answer again. tree →
- Each gold star is worth 2 points. tree →
- It is quite worth while trying.’ tree →
note
«Worth» is followed by an amount or a «-ing» verb: «worth 5 dollars», «worth seeing». A dime is 10 cents; a quarter is 25 cents. Maths: gives a value per item: total = number × worth of one. «30 dollars' worth» is an amount of money spent.
In the corpora
- A keepsake can be very precious even when it is worth little money, so you should ask before touching it.
- The boots weren't worth all that shouting."
- Makeover shows and influencers' "perfect" routines are often selling products; nobody needs a makeover to be worth something.
- Each streaming service costs money every month and has different shows; families choose which ones are worth paying for.
- Small models use far less energy than very big ones, which is one reason small models are worth making.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «worth» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.